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2025 JOHN & BARBARA FERRERA OCEAN SCIENCE LECTURE SERIES
The John & Barbara Ferrera Ocean Science Lecture Series provides a forum for the community to learn about the important research underway at 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, and around the world.
This free series is available to the public, both in-person and virtually. Lectures are held on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. in the 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Johnson Marine Education Center Auditorium followed by a meet and greet with the speaker. Presentations will also be livestreamed and recorded.
Advanced registration is required to attend in-person, please click the button below to reserve your spot; this one-time registration will provide you with a pass for the entire season. The open-access livestream and lecture archive can also be accessed below, no username or password is needed; virtual attendees may register if they鈥檇 like to receive regular updates about the series.
Please see the schedule below and for additional information contact the Ocean Discovery Visitors Center at 772-242-2293.
2025 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Jan. 8
大象传媒 Harbor Branch: Celebrating Our Accomplishments and Looking Ahead Jim Sullivan, Ph.D. |
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Jan. 15
An update on the 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Stranding and Population Assessment Team and their Work with Marine Mammals in Southeast Florida Steve Burton, M.S. |
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Jan. 22
Algal Blooms in Southern Florida: Current Trends and Future Directions Malcolm McFarland, Ph.D. |
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Jan. 29
Exploration of Deep-Water Habitats off Puerto Rico for Biotechnology Potential Esther Guzman, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 5
Striving for Sustainable Seagrasses in the Indian River Lagoon Rachel Brewton, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 12
Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change: Combating misinformation about the ocean, weather, and climate change . . . and having a little fun Ellen Prager, Ph.D. and Dave Jones (Guest Lecture) |
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Feb. 19
Unveiling the Hidden Role of Parasites in Conservation and Ecosystem Restoration Mike McCoy, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 26
Seeds aren鈥檛 Only for Plants - Fish Farms Need Seedstock Too Paul Wills, Ph.D. |
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Mar. 5
Coral Reef Connectivity and Conservation in a Changing Climate Ryan Eckert, M.S. and Allison Klein, M.S. (Graduate Student Lecture) |
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Mar. 12
Exploring the Rich Natural Products Chemistry of Florida's Coastal Waters Amy Wright, Ph.D. |
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Mar. 19
Ink-redible Investigations: What Sea Slugs, Cuttlefish, Whales, and Sharks all have in common Lauren Simonitis, Ph.D. (Guest Lecture) |
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Mar. 26
Blue Energy in a Blue Economy Gabriel Alsenas, M.S. |
2024 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Jan. 10
The Quest for a Marine Sponge Cell Line: A Retrospective of Sponge Biotechnology at 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D. |
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Jan. 17
Clam Culture in a Changing Environment Susan Laramore, Ph.D. |
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Jan. 24
Stealing Sharks and Ravaging Rays? A Scientific Delve into their Impacts on Florida Fisheries Matt Ajemian, Ph.D. |
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Jan. 31
A Bath Sponges Fable: Sponge Painting and the Lobster Season Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 7
Coral Exploration, Conservation, and Restoration Joshua Voss, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 14
Remembering Mark Littler and His Contributions to Marine Plants and Coral Reef Ecology Brian Lapointe, Ph.D. and M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 21
Health and Disease in Bottlenose Dolphins Inhabiting the Indian River Lagoon Annie Page, DMV, Ph.D. |
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Feb. 28
Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery at 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Esther Guzm谩n, Ph.D. |
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March 6
Celebrating the Queen Conch: A Journey of Restoration with Caribbean Communities Megan Davis, Ph.D. |
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April 3
大象传媒鈥檚 New Environment School, ECOS: Building Bridges to Advance Research and Teaching Colin Polsky, Ph.D. |
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May 1
Fishers Know More Than You Aaron Adams, Ph.D. |
2023 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Jan. 18
Saltwater Aquaculture Stories: From Sea Vegetables to Saving Queen Conch Megan Davis, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Jan. 25
A Fight without Jaws: How Sponges Persist in a Changing Environment? Andia Chaves Fonnegra, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch & 大象传媒 Wilkes Honors College |
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Feb. 1
Spawning Induction of Bonefish to Improve Knowledge of Their Reproductive and Developmental Biology Sahar Mejri, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Feb. 8
The Hidden World of Harmful Algae in the Indian River Lagoon Malcolm McFarland, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Feb. 15
Exploring Nature's Bounty: The Wealth of Natural Products from the Sea Amy Wright, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Feb. 22
In Search of Sea Ghosts and Unicorns 鈥 The Untold Stories of Beluga Whales and Narwhals Gregory O鈥機orry-Crowe, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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March 1
Keeping the Sea Free of Debris: Educating our Community and Taking Action! Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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March 8
A Brief History of NASA鈥檚 Ocean Color Satellite Program Tim Moore, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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March 15
Coastal Acidification: An Emerging Environmental Issue in the Indian River Lagoon M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., & Kristen Davis, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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April 5
Florida鈥檚 Algae Crisis: The Impacts of Nutrient Pollution Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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May 3
The Many Fates of Plastic Debris in the Ocean Tracy Mincer, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
2022 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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Feb. 23, 2022
鈥淭he Return of Florida's Great Goliath Grouper 鈥 New Opportunities and Challenges鈥 Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch and Angela Collins, Ph.D., Florida Sea Grant PROGRAM |
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Mar. 2, 2022
鈥19,000 Test Tubes: 37 Years of Microbial Research at Harbor Branch鈥 Peter McCarthy, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch PROGRAM |
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Mar. 9, 2022
鈥淶ephyrus, Poseidon and Charybdis: An Ocean Tale鈥 Laurent Ch茅rubin, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch PROGRAM |
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Mar. 16, 2022
鈥淕etting to the (Muddy) Bottom of It: The Harmful Algal Bloom Assessment of Lake Okeechobee (HALO)鈥 Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch PROGRAM |
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Mar. 23, 2022
鈥淟ooking Deeply: Deep Sea Discoveries and Adventures with the Johnson-Sea-Link 厂耻产尘别谤蝉颈产濒别蝉鈥 John Reed, M.Sc., Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., Amy Wright, Ph.D. and M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch PROGRAM |
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Mar. 30, 2022
"From Clams to Corals: It鈥檚 a Long Story!" Dave Vaughan, Ph.D., Plant A Million Corals Foundation PROGRAM |
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Apr. 6, 2022
"The Past, Present, and Future of our Coral Reef Ecosystems" Joshua Voss, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch PROGRAM |
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Apr. 13, 2022
"The ONR CubeSat鈥 Mike Twardowski, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch PROGRAM |
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Apr. 20, 2022
"Celebrating 50 Years of Ocean Science for a Better World!" A panel discussion moderated by journalist Anthony Westbury with Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., John Reed, M.Sc. and Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch PROGRAM |
2021 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Spring Series
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April 14, 2021
Technologies for Monitoring and Sustaining our Oceans in the UN Ocean Decade Donna Kocak, L3Harris Technologies FLYER PROGRAM |
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May 5, 2021
Wonders of Greenland: Holy Giant Iceberg! Ellen Prager, Ph.D., Marine scientist and author FLYER PROGRAM |
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June 16, 2021
Update on Manatee Mortality Events in the Indian River Lagoon Martine deWit, Veterinarian, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission FLYER PROGRAM |
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July 14, 2021
Exploring the Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture System at 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch FLYER PROGRAM |
2021 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Winter Series
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Jan. 13, 2021
Fish Culture Research at 大象传媒 Harbor Branch the Last 10 Years and the Future Paul Wills, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch FLYER PROGRAM |
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Feb. 10, 2021
A Look into East Florida鈥檚 Nearshore Hardbottom Reefs Dan McCarthy, Ph.D., Jacksonville University and Karen Holloway-Adkins, Ph.D., East Coast Biologists, Inc. FLYER PROGRAM |
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March 10, 2021
Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Observing a Changing Planet Tim Moore, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch FLYER PROGRAM |
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March 24, 2021
Ocean Blue Holes: A Biogeochemical Treasure Trove Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch FLYER PROGRAM |
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Feb. 24, 2021
The Marine Biotechnology Reference Collection: A New Web-based Resource for Research Shirley Pomponi, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Followed by a panel discussion with John Reed, M.Sc., Amy Wright, Ph.D., and Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch FLYER PROGRAM |
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Jan. 27, 2021
The Deep Sea鈥檚 Treasure Trove鈥擬arine Natural Products as Potential Cancer Therapeutics Esther Guzm谩n, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch FLYER PROGRAM |
2020 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics - Fall Series
2020 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 8, 2020
The Health of Our Oceans: Why You Should Care Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Jan. 22, 2020
The Florida Center for Coastal and Human Health: Integrated Approaches to Addressing Harmful Algal Blooms Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., & Amy Wright, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Feb. 5, 2020
Discovering New Chemicals from the Sea: Can We Address the Antibiotic-Resistance Crisis? Peter McCarthy, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Feb. 19, 2020
Why Razing Rays Won鈥檛 Save Our Bays Matt Ajemian, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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March 4, 2020
For the Love of Conch Megan Davis, Ph.D., & Laura Issac-Norton, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Feb. 26, 2020
Fishing for Science Aaron Adams Ph.D., & Paul Wills, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch **LIVE STREAM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS LECTURE** |
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Feb. 12, 2020
Mid-Series Break 鈥 No Lecture |
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Jan. 29, 2020
Chasing Nutrients and Coral Reef Decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys: A Four Decade Quest Brian Lapointe, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Jan. 15, 2020
鈥 Film Screening and Expert Q&A |
2019 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 9, 2019
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Harbor Branch: Looking Forward |
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Jan. 16, 2019
Tracy Mincer, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch & Wilkes Honors College Plastic Marine Debris and the Ocean Carbon Cycle |
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Jan. 23, 2019
Amy Wright, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Natural Products: Double Edged Swords? |
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Jan. 30, 2019
Gabby Barbarite, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Mission Ocean Discovery: An Overview of Outreach at 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Feb. 6, 2019
Nick Dickens, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch DNAngling 鈥 Molecular Identification of Fish in the Indian River Lagoon |
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Feb. 13, 2019
Megan Davis, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Ocean Entr茅es: Eat your Sea Vegetables! |
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Feb. 20, 2019
M. Dennis Hanisak, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Junior Scientists Program: Research by the Next Generation to Preserve Our Natural Resources for All Generations |
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Feb. 27, 2019
Jon Moore, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Wilkes Honors College Investigating the Deep Pelagic Animals in the Northern Gulf of Mexico after the BP Oil Spill |
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March 6, 2019
Tim Moore, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire Using Remote Sensing Technologies to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms |
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March 13, 2019
Jordon Beckler, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Extending Soil Conservation to the Sea: Marine Sediments as the Next Frontier! |
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March 20, 2019
Bill Baxley, 大象传媒 Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center Power from the Gulf Stream - The Potential and the Challenges |
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April 17, 2019
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Biological Sciences Sharks Are Snowbirds, Too: Seasonal Migration of Blacktip Sharks along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard |
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December 4, 2019
Ellen Prager, Ph.D. Gal谩pagos Wonders |
2019 大象传媒 HBOI Distinguished Speakers
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April 1, 2019
Margaret Leinen, Ph.D., Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Vice Chancellor of Marine Science, University of California-San Diego Oceanography in the next decade: where will new ways to study the ocean lead us? |
2018 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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December 5, 2018
Aaron Adams, Ph.D., 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Multiple Perspectives Are Needed for Effective Conservation |
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October 24, 2018
Jim Sullivan, Ph.D, Executive Director, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute 2018 Status of South Florida Harmful Algal Blooms |
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October 10, 2018
Duane De Freese, Ph.D, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan 鈥 Looking Ahead to 2030 |
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September 19, 2018
Dr. Leesa Souto, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Indian River Lagoon Health Update |
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Jan. 10, 2018
Anton Post, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Translational Ocean Science at 大象传媒 Harbor Branch |
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Jan. 17, 2018
Megan Davis, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Ocean Entre茅s: The New Food Source to Feed the World |
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Jan. 24, 2018
Aaron Adams, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Linking Fish, Habitats, and Conservation |
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Jan. 31, 2018
Shirley Pomponi, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Cuba's Forbidden Depths: Permission Granted! |
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Feb. 7, 2018
Jim Sullivan, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Harmful Algal Bloom Dynamics in Southeast Florida and the Indian River Lagoon |
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Feb. 14, 2018
Greg O'Corry-Crowe, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Saga of the Steller Sea Lion in The Aleutian Islands |
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Feb. 21, 2018
Julie Huber, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Microbes, Fluids, and Rocks: Life Beneath the Seafloor |
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Feb. 28, 2018
Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Listening to Noisy Coral Reefs and What They Can Tell Us |
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March 7, 2018
M. Dennis Hanisak, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Seagrass: The "Lungs" of the Indian River Lagoon |
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March 14, 2018
Esther Guzm谩n, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Treasures from the Deep Sea - Marine Natural Products as Potential Cancer Therapeutics |
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March 21, 2018
Joshua Voss, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Southeast Florida's Coral Reefs: The Fine Line Between Survival and Devastation |
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March 28, 2018
Don Anderson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution New Applications of Autonomous Biosensors in Harmful Algal Bloom (Red Tide) Research and Monitoring |
2017 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 11, 2017
Anton Post, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Climate Change Adaptation, from Marine Microbes to Coastal Communities |
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Jan. 18, 2017
Shirley Pomponi, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Deep Discoveries: Exploring the Mariana Trench |
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Jan. 25, 2017
Matt Ajemian, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Sharks with Spectators |
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Feb. 1, 2017
Steve Burton, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Importance of Marine Mammal Stranding Response |
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Feb. 8, 2017
R. Grant Gilmore, Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Science, Inc. The Indian River Lagoon: Back to the Future |
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Feb. 15, 2017
Adam Schaefer, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Wildlife Epidemiology and Public Health: What Marine Species Can Tell Us about Our Shared Environment |
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Feb. 22, 2017
Heidi Pag谩n, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The CetOMICS Initiative: Using Molecular Biology to Study the Health of Florida鈥檚 Dolphins and Whales |
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March 1, 2017
Megan Davis, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Ocean Entre茅s: Cooking with a Caribbean Flair |
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March 8, 2017
Peter McCarthy, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Unexplored World of Microbial Diversity in the IRL Watershed |
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March 15, 2017
Jim Sullivan, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Harmful Algal Blooms in the Indian River Lagoon |
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March 22, 2017
J.M. Adovasio, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Early Human Populations in the New World: A Biased Perspective |
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March 29, 2017
Annie Page-Karjian, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Marine Wildlife Rehabilitation: Principles, Benefits, and Goals |
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April 5, 2017
M. Dennis Hanisak, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Indian River Lagoon: 鈥淵ou Can Observe a Lot by Just Watching鈥 |
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May 10, 2017
Aaron Adams, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Conservation of a Prehistoric Fish through Field Research and Aquaculture *Only 7 p.m.* |
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June 28, 2017
Jeff Beal, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Restoration of Aquatic Habitats along Florida's East Coast: the Projects, Partners, and Prosperity *Only 7 p.m.* |
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July 19, 2017
Maribeth Abrams & Panel Discussion Lionfish: The Reef Assassin *Only 7 p.m.* |
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July 19, 2017
Oscar Schofield, Rutgers University's Center of Ocean Observing Leadership Dawn in the Age of Robotic Oceanography on a Changing Ocean Planet *Only 4 p.m.* |
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December 13, 2017
Dennis Hanisak, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Exploring Pulley Ridge: The Deepest Mesophotic Coral Reef on the U.S. Continental Shelf *Only 4 p.m.* |
2016 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 6, 2016
Megan Davis, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Ocean Entrees with a Twist: Shrimp Culture and Culinary Showcase |
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Jan. 13, 2016
Paul Wills, Susan Laramore, and Dennis Hanisak, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch IMTA and the Future of Aquaculture in the United States |
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Jan. 20, 2016
Laurent Cherbuin, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Frontal, Wake Eddy, Topography Control and Ecological Constraints of Fish Spawning Habitat |
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Jan. 27, 2016
Jan Rines, University of Rhode Island Exploring the Dazzling Diversity of Microscopic Life in the Sea |
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Feb. 3, 2016
Amy Wright, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Cures for Malaria, Tuberculosis, Alzheimer's? An Update on Natural Products Discovery at HBOI |
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Feb. 10, 2016
Marty Riche, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch, and Angela Caporelli, Kentucky Department of Agriculture Aquaculture in Africa: Empowerment through Food Security and Economic Development |
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Feb. 17, 2016
James McClintock, University of Alabama at Birmingham From Penguins to Plankton - The Impacts of Climate Change on Antarctic Marine Communities |
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Feb. 24, 2016
Greg O'Corry-Crowe, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Resilience in Polar Ecosystems: Adaptation to a Changing World |
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March 2, 2016
Jim Sullivan, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Phytoplankton Form and Function in the Turbulent Ocean |
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March 9, 2016
Mike Twardowski, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Remarkable Technologies Used to Explore the Ocean |
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March 16, 2016
Joshua Voss, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Linking Exploration to Conservation in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico |
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April 13, 2016
Jason Hallstrom, 大象传媒 River, Rooms, and Wrists: The Future of Sensing at Scale *Only 7 p.m.* |
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May 11, 2016
John Trefry, Florida Institute of Technolog y Running Amuck: Our Six-Decade Legacy to the Indian River Lagoon *Only 7 p.m.* |
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June 2016
NO LECTURE |
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July 2016
NO LECTURE |
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August 2016
NO LECTURE |
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November 2, 2016
Specialty License Plate Talks Part 1 (15 minutes each) 1. Imaging Clouds in the Water Column - Preliminary Results from Controlled Environment- Anni Vuorenkoski Dalgleish 2. Cost-effective and Non-intrusive Larval Fish Growth Monitoring- Bing Ouyang 3. Reproductive Patterns of Cultured and Wild Sunray Venus Clams in Florida West Coast Waters- Susan Laramore |
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November 30, 2016
Specialty License Plate Talks Part 2 1. Ventilation Rates of the Indian River Lagoon through its Inlets- Laurent Ch茅rubin 2. Ecology and Biochemistry of Harmful Algal Blooms- Brian Lapointe 3. Analysis of Sediments in the IRL for Herbicides- Amy Wright 4. Photo-identification - Dolphin Census and Spatiotemporal Trends- Elizabeth Titcomb 5. Project CLOUD- Joshua Voss |
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December 7, 2016
Jon Waterhouse, Oregon Health and Science University Indigenous Knowledge and Modern science - Should We Connect? Can We Connect? |
2015 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 7, 2015
Dr. Megan Davis, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Discover: From Estuaries to the Deep Blue Ocean |
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Jan. 14, 2015
Dr. Shirley Pomponi, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Telepresence and Robotics: New Paradigms for "Virtual" Ocean Exploration? |
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Jan. 21, 2015
Bill Bellville, Nature Writer and Documentary Filmmaker The Peace of Blue: Water Journeys |
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Jan. 28, 2015
Dr. Esther Guzm谩n, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Drugs from the Sea: Marine Natural Products as Potential Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer |
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Feb. 4, 2015
John Englander, Oceanographer and Author Melting Ice, Rising Seas, Shifting Shorelines: The New Reality |
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Feb. 11, 2015
Dr. Brian Lapointe & Laura Herren, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Determining Sources and History of Eutrophication on Coral Reefs at the Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
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Feb. 18, 2015
Dr. Jon Moore and Dr. Sue Richardson, 大象传媒 Honors College The Manatee Project at Harbor Branch: Insights into Manatee Behavior and Student Involvement in the Project |
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Feb. 25, 2015
Dr. Mark Hay, Georgia Institute of Technology Ecosystem Tipping Points, Chemical Ecology and the Death Spiral of Coral Reefs |
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March 4, 2015
SPRING BREAK - NO LECTURE |
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March 11, 2015
Dr. Dennis Hanisak, Kristen Davis and Ben Metzger, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Indian River Lagoon Observatory: Phase 2 - Expanding Real-time Observations for Everyone |
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April 22, 2015
Rear Admiral Jonathan W. White, Oceanographer and Navigator of the Navy and Director of Space and Maritime Domain Awareness The U.S. Navy and an Ever Changing Earth |
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May 27, 2015
Bill Baxley, Chief Engineer for the Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center Power from the Gulf Stream for South Florida? The Environment and the Engineering |
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October 21, 2015
Dr. Daniel C. Flynn, 大象传媒 Vice President for Research Cancer, Personalized Medicine and Ocean-derived Drugs |
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November 18, 2015
Dr. Valerie Paul, Dr. Chris Freeman and Dr. Eve Galimany, Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce Studying the IRL: How Little Animals Can Help the Health of the Lagoon |
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December 9, 2015
Dr. Jon Bell, Director of the Hallstrom Planetarium at Indian River State College The Celestial Sea |
2014 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 15, 2014
Dr. Megan Davis, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Our Global Estuary: Lessons Learned for the Indian River Lagoon |
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Jan. 22, 2014
Dr. Dennis Hanisak, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Indian River Lagoon Observatory: Real-time Observations for Everyone |
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Jan. 29, 2014
Dr. Candy Feller & Dr. Donna Devlin, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Mangroves and Salt Marshes in Flux: What We See with Changing Climate |
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Feb. 5, 2014
Dr. Joshua Voss & Jeff Beal, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Black and Blue: What Happens When You Mix Freshwater Discharge and a Coastal Coral Reef? |
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Feb. 12, 2014
Dr. Brian Lapointe & Marie Tarnowski, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch The Indian River Lagoon as a Bioreactor: New Perspectives on Sewage Pollution |
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Feb. 19, 2014
Dr. Grant Gilmore, Estuarine, Coastal and Ocean Science, Inc. Global Centers of Biodiversity |
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Feb. 26, 2014
Dr. Peter McCarthy, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Bacteria in the Indian River Lagoon: Indicators of Health |
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Feb. 27, 2014
A special lecture presented by the Friends of Harbor Branch. Dr. Andy Hemmings, Mercyhurst University Understanding Old Vero Man, with An Overview of HBOI's Ancient DNA Lab by Greg O'Corry-Crowe |
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March 5, 2014
Dr. Mingshun Jiang, 大象传媒 Harbor Branch Modeling Iron Cycle and Primary Productivity in the Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage and Scotia Sea |
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April 16, 2014
Greg Braun, Sustainable Ecosystems International Bird Diversity in the Indian River Lagoon 鈥 From Anhingas and Avocets to Warblers and Willets |
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May 7, 2014
Dr. Charles Yarish, University of Connecticut Cultivation of Seaweeds in Northeast America for Food, Feeds, and Fertilizer |
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June 11, 2014
Dr. Zack Jud, Florida International University Lionfish in Florida: The New Normal? What We've Learned Since Lionfish Arrived on Florida's Shores |
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June 18, 2014
Dr. Jeanette Wyneken, 大象传媒 The Science of Tracking Little Loggerhead Turtles on the High Seas |
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October 22, 2014
Marc Virgilio, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Managing Spoil Islands of the Indian River Lagoon |
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November 19, 2014
Julie Albert, Marine Resources Council North Atlantic Right Whales: How You Can Help Save Them |
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December 10, 2014
Dr. Ellen Prager, Marine Scientist and Author Dive Into the Story: Ocean Science Fun For All Ages |
2013 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 16, 2013
Shirley Pomponi, 大象传媒 HBOI The History of Undersea Exploration in the U.S.: Heroes & Highlights |
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Jan. 23, 2013
Paul Wills, 大象传媒 HBOI Developing Sustainable Land-Based Aquaculture: Harbor Branch's Prototype IMTA System |
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Jan. 30, 2013
Rita Colwell, University of Maryland College Park & Johns Hopkins University Climate, Oceans and Infectious Diseases: The Cholera Paradigm |
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Feb. 6, 2013
Sir Peter Crane, Yale University The Interconnectedness of Natural and Human Systems: From Global Change to the Indian River |
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Feb. 13, 2013
John Scarpa, 大象传媒 HBOI Clam Culture and Climate Change in Florida |
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Feb. 20, 2013
Clay Cook, 大象传媒 HBOI Ocean Acidification - The Other CO2 Problem |
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Feb. 27, 2013
Amy Wright, 大象传媒 HBOI Natural Products: Aren't They Great? |
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March 6, 2013
Andy Clark, Link Foundation/Dennis Hanisak, 大象传媒 HBOI "An Opportunity to Develop Your Genius": A Homecoming Celebrating 60 Years of the Link Foundation and 40 Years of the Summer Interns at Harbor Branch |
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March 13, 2013
Marilyn Mazzoil, 大象传媒 HBOI Days of Our Lives: Dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon |
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March 20, 2013
Bob Howarth, Cornell University Can We Save the Coasts from Nutrient Pollution? |
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March 27, 2013
Megan Davis, 大象传媒 HBOI Ocean Entrees: Seafood and Sea Vegetables |
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April 3, 2013
Susan Laramore & Amber Garr, 大象传媒 HBOI After the Spill...The Impact of Deep Water Horizon on Gulf of Mexico Fisheries |
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April 22, 2013
SPECIAL EARTH DAY LECTURE! Dr. Joe MacInnis |
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May 1, 2013
Deirdre R. Meldrum, Arizona State University Oceanomics and Sensorbots |
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June 5, 2013
Jeff Beal, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Emily Dark, Antioch University Lionfish Are Invading the Indian River Lagoon |
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August 28, 2013
Niclas Engene, Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce What's My Name Again? How Better Taxonomy Can Aid In Understanding Harmful Algal Bloom |
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September 18, 2013
Jennifer Sneed, Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce Unsung Heroes of the Sea: The Importance of Marine Bacteria in Ecological Interactions |
2012 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 18, 2012
Sue Skemp, Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center, 大象传媒 Ocean Renewable Energy: Harnessing the Power of the Sea |
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Jan. 25, 2012
John R. Delaney, University of Washington Understanding the Planetary Life Support System: Next-Generation Science in the Ocean Basins |
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Feb. 1, 2012
Larry Taylor, HBOI-大象传媒 Saving the Gentle Giants 鈥 Manatee Protection Sensors for Flood Control Gates and Navigation Locks |
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Feb. 8, 2012
Lori Morris, St. Johns River Water Management District Seagrass Monitoring in the Indian River Lagoon 鈥 No Such Thing as Status Quo |
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Feb. 15, 2012
Fraser Dalgleish, HBOI-大象传媒 Undersea Gliding in the Gulf: Harbor Branch鈥檚 Latest Winged Robots鈥 Recent Mission to Explore Gulf of Mexico Waters |
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Feb. 29, 2012
Greg O鈥機orry-Crowe, HBOI-大象传媒 Challenges Facing Marine Mammals in a Changing Arctic |
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March 7, 2012
Joshua Voss, HBOI-大象传媒 Everything鈥檚 Coming Up Corals! Research and Exploration in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary |
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March 14, 2012
Kenneth Ford, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition Human-Centered Computing |
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March 21, 2012
Sara Edge and Clay Cook, HBOI-大象传媒 Oil, Dispersants, and Ecosystem Health |
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March 28, 2012
Esther Guzm谩n, HBOI-大象传媒 Sunken Treasure: Marine Drug Discovery for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment |
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April 11, 2012
Karen Osborn, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History A Glimpse into the Pelagic Abyss: Discovery, Observation, and Evolution of Midwater Invertebrates |
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May 23, 2012
Jon Moore, 大象传媒 Wilkes Honors College The Other Side of Harbor Branch: Conservation on the Scrub Ridge |
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June 13, 2012
Edmund Gerstein, 大象传媒 Of Manatees and Men |
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July 25, 2012
Marc Virgilio, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Managing Lagoon Spoil Islands for Public Use and the Coastal Ecosystem |
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August 8, 2012
Steve Traxler, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Climate Change: Evidence It Is Happening in Florida and How Does This Effect Local Conservation |
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September 19, 2012
Troy Rice, Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program The Indian River Lagoon: An Estuary of National Significance |
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October 10, 2012
Richard Aronson, Florida Institute of Technology Climate Change and the Future of the Antarctic Marine Fauna |
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November 7, 2012
M. Dennis Hanisak, HBOI-大象传媒 Seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon: It鈥檚 Not Easy Being Green! (Kermit鈥檚 Lament) |
2011 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 12, 2011
Fraser Dalgleish Sensing the Future for Ocean Exploration: The Latest in Advanced Optical Sensors and Persistent Presence Platforms |
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Jan. 19, 2011
Jim Masterson Friends in Low Places: Galapagos 2010 Adventure with the Friends of Harbor Branch |
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Jan. 26, 2011
John Scarpa & Shirley Pomponi From the Indian River Lagoon to the Red Sea |
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Feb. 2, 2011
Lori Morris, St. Johns River Water Management District Seagrass Monitoring in the Indian River Lagoon 鈥 No Such Thing as Status Quo |
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Feb. 9, 2011
Megan Davis & Marty Riche Know Your Seafood: Aquaculture Myth Busters |
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Feb. 16, 2011
Brian Lapointe Secrets of the Sargasso Sea |
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Feb. 23, 2011
Dennis Hanisak - Shifting Baselines Water Quality In the Central Indian River Lagoon |
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March 2, 2011
John Reed Deep Water Coral Reefs: Oases of the Ocean: Recent Discoveries and Conservation |
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March 9, 2011
Lee Frey Exploring the Peru-Chile Trench |
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March 16, 2011
Shirley Pomponi Exploring Inner Space |
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April 13, 2011
Margaret Leinen, HBOI Executive Director Our Changing Oceans |
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May 25, 2011
Al & Patricia Dove, Georgia Aquarium Motions in the Ocean |
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June 8, 2011
Bob Hickerson, Maria Andreu and Pamela Schofield Lionfish, A Perfect Invader? |
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July 20, 2011
Vincent Encomio, Florida Oceanographic Society Oyster Restoration Efforts on the Treasure Coast |
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August 24, 2011
George Burgess, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida We Hardly Knew Ye: The Decline of Atlantic Sawfishes |
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September 7, 2011
David Pawson, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution A Distant Mirror: Deep-Sea Research Onboard the Albatross 100 Years Ago |
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October 12, 2011
Ellen Prager, Earth2Ocean, Inc. Sex, Drugs, and Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter |
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November 16, 2011
Harbor Branch Turns 40: Our History and Future Coming Together |
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December 7, 2011
Sarah Frias-Torres, Ocean Research & Conservation Association The Secret Life of Goliath Groupers |
2010 Ocean Science Lecture Series topics
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Jan. 13, 2010
Dr. Amy Wright Florida Biotech: HBOI's Role in the New "Life Sciences Cluster" |
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Jan. 20, 2010
Dr. Shirley Pomponi Drugs from the Sea: Sponges as Chemical Factories |
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Jan. 27, 2010
Dr. Susan Laramore Oysters Got the Blues: Emerging Bivalve Disease and Climate Variability |
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Feb. 3, 2010
Steve McCulloch The Status of Marine Mammals in the IRL and a Stranding Center Reborn |
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Feb. 10, 2010
Dr. Brian Lapointe Reefs, Wreckers, and Shipwreckers in the Florida Keys |
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Feb. 17, 2010
Dr. Joshua Voss A Decade of Demise? Charting the Past, and Future, of Florida's Coral Reefs |
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March 3, 2010
Dr. Tammy Frank Ocean Exploration and Deep-sea Research: Trials, Tribulations and Discoveries |
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March 10, 2010
Dr. Paul Hargraves The Life that Lives on Us |
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March 17, 2010
Dr. Dennis Hanisak Algae? This Is a Color? |
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March 24, 2010
Dr. Sara Edge |
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April 7, 2010
Dr. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D. Global Earth Observation and Climate Change |
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May 5, 2010
Various Presenters Semester By The Sea: Training the Next Generation |
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June 23, 2010
Mark and Diane Littler, Smithsonian Institution Trials and Tribulations of Collecting Algae in Panama |
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July 21, 2010
Stephen Kajiura, Ph.D., Department of Biological Sciences Seeing the World through a Shark's Eyes, and Other Sensory Systems of Elasmobranchs |
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September 22, 2010
Tammy Frank, Dennis Hanisak, John Reed, and Amy Wright A Quick Look beneath the Surface: The Florida Shelf Edge Exploration (FLoSEE) |
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November 17, 2010
John Trefry, Ph.D., Florida Institute of Technology Arctic Meltdown |
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December 15, 2010
Students of MOA The Marine & Oceanographic Academy: Ocean Discovery with the Next Generation |